Abbott's border stunt blows up Rep. Dan Crenshaw went a step further, suggesting that migrants be sent to Kamala Harris' house Salon · Apr 7, 2022
Crowd, cheers, history as Senate confirms Supreme Court pick Moments before the Senate began Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation vote to become the first Black woman on the Supreme Court, the chamber filled with the swell of history The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2022
‘Judge Jackson stands on the shoulders of giants’: women of color on a day to celebrate Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes the first Black female justice on US’s highest legal body after her confirmation passes 53-47 The Guardian - US · Apr 7, 2022
Democrats revel in history during Supreme Court confirmation vote - Roll Call Democrats marked Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation to the Supreme Court with smiles, tears and cheers. Roll Call · Apr 7, 2022
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tests positive for COVID-19 WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, the latest in a string of high-ranking officials in Washington to receive the diagnosis this week. Los Angeles Times · Apr 7, 2022
Vice president's staffer, others test positive for the coronavirus after weekend gathering WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris' communications director tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday, the second close contact of the vice president to become infected in less than a month. Los Angeles Times · Apr 6, 2022
The D.C. Public Charter Schools Where Masks Are Still Mandatory "People's irrational fears are taking over these policy decisions," says one parent. Reason · Apr 6, 2022
Carl P. Leubsdorf: Vice president missed her chance This could have been Vice President Kamala Harris’ night. But instead, it was Gov. Chris Sununu’s. Tribune News Service · Apr 6, 2022
Back to the future as Obama sprinkles some stardust on Biden White House The 46th president and the 44th got the old gang back together to celebrate the Affordable Care Act and seek a midterm boost The Guardian - US · Apr 5, 2022
Obama, returning to Biden White House, touts his signature health care law’s anniversary WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama returned to the White House on Tuesday for the first time since leaving office to celebrate the 12th anniversary of his landmark health care law — and to provide a political lift to President Joe Biden and Democrats. Los Angeles Times · Apr 5, 2022
Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation vote is ‘making history’, says senator – as it happened The Senate judiciary committee meets today, beginning a week expected to conclude with the confirmation of the first black female supreme court justice The Guardian - US · Apr 4, 2022
Why Ketanji Brown Jackson and Kamala Harris idolize civil rights lawyers like Constance Baker Motley As Kamala Harris made history in her speech accepting the vice presidential nomination in 2020, she broke into a broad grin as she invoked the name of her hero: Constance Baker Motley, the first Black woman to serve as a federal judge. Los Angeles Times · Apr 4, 2022
Biden called Fox News ‘destructive’ and Murdoch ‘the world’s most dangerous man’, new book claims Biden said media mogul was ‘even more toxic’ than Fox News, authors said The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2022
Fact-check: Sen. Tammy Duckworth over-hypes specifics of gender pay gap study The annual Equal Pay Day Coalition study does not separate out white women, and does not examine the same professions nor the qualifications of either gender. The U.S. senator joins a growing number of Democratic politicians who have incorrectly cited the national study of the gender pay gap to… Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 1, 2022
Los Angeles Times · Mar 30, 2022 Kamala Harris, daughter of a Jamaican immigrant, meets with island’s prime minister WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris — whose father emigrated from Jamaica —met Wednesday with the island nation’s prime minister, Andrew Holness, at the White House, marking another historic moment for the first Black and South Asian vice president.
Los Angeles Times · Mar 30, 2022 Kamala Harris, daughter of a Jamaican immigrant, to meet with island’s prime minister WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris — whose father emigrated from Jamaica — will meet Wednesday with the island nation’s prime minister, Andrew Holness, at the White House, marking another historic moment for the first Black and South Asian vice president.
The Guardian - US · Mar 30, 2022 Joe Biden signs landmark law making lynching a hate crime Kamala Harris and relatives of Ida B Wells and Emmett Till attend ceremony marking Emmett Till Antilynching Act
Tribune News Service · Mar 30, 2022 Biden signs federal anti-lynching bill into law President Joe Biden has signed legislation to finally define lynching as a federal hate crime.
McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 29, 2022 Jamaica PM to meet with VP Kamala Harris as White House works on Caribbean relationships WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris will host Jamaica’s prime minister at the White House on Wednesday as part of an effort to improve the United States’ relationship with Caribbean nations.
Al Jazeera · Mar 29, 2022 ‘Historic injustice’: Biden makes lynching a US hate crime Joe Biden signs anti-lynching law named after Emmett Till, a Black teen who was brutally killed in Mississippi in 1955.
The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2022 Trump dominates GOP field, leading Biden and Harris in poll for 2024 matchup Former president remains dominant over presumed 2024 GOP field
Roll Call · Mar 29, 2022 Biden signs federal anti-lynching bill into law - Roll Call Hate crime conspiracies leading to serious injury or death would be subject to federal sentences of up to 30 years under the new law.
Los Angeles Times · Mar 29, 2022 Vice President Kamala Harris, in her toughest hour, is keeping a tighter circle WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris was marinating in a fresh stew of commentary about her public polling that showed her home state approval numbers were almost as dismal as her national ones. Russia had just invaded Ukraine, forcing the vice president to accelerate her on-the-job training as the administration…
The Guardian - US · Mar 29, 2022 Biden and allies vow to keep up Russia punishment for ‘brutal attacks in Ukraine’ – as it happened US and European leaders pledge assistance for people inside Ukraine and for those fleeing country
The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2022 ‘I get a chill’: Bertie Carvel on exploring the human side of Donald Trump Of all the baddies Carvel has portrayed on stage and screen, this may be his most challenging yet. He reveals what lies beneath the bombast of The Donald